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Westco Savings Bank, FSB

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Closed April 27, 1989 · Wilmington, CA · FDIC Cert #28508.

Closing date
April 27, 1989
Headquarters
Wilmington, CA
FDIC Certificate
28508
Total assets at closing
$188.3M
Total deposits at closing
$181.4M
Estimated loss to the insurance fund
$42.6M
Insurance fund
Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC)
Resolution
Failure (closed by regulators)
Acquirer
Frontier Bank, N.A.

Context

On April 27, 1989, regulators closed Westco Savings Bank, FSB, headquartered in Wilmington, CA. At closing, the institution held approximately $188.3M in assets and $181.4M in deposits. The FDIC record names Frontier Bank, N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution. The estimated cost to the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) was approximately $42.6M.

By assets at closing this is the 806th largest of the 3,526 bank failures in the FDIC record, and the 138th of 530 in 1989. It falls in the period the record labels S&L / Banking Crisis (1980-1995), a period with 2,367 failures peaking at 530 in 1989.

Deregulation, interest-rate shocks, and commercial real estate blowups produced the worst US banking failure wave since the Depression. Resulted in FIRREA (1989) and the RTC.

Source: FDIC Failed Banks list. Asset and deposit values reflect the most recent regulatory filing prior to closing.

Common questions

When did Westco Savings Bank, FSB fail?

Westco Savings Bank, FSB was closed by regulators on April 27, 1989.

Who acquired Westco Savings Bank, FSB?

The FDIC record names Frontier Bank, N.A. as the acquiring institution in the resolution of Westco Savings Bank, FSB.

How big was Westco Savings Bank, FSB when it failed?

Westco Savings Bank, FSB had approximately $188.3M in total assets and $181.4M in deposits at the time of failure.

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